disoblige

Example Sentences

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But there again—he could not be vicious simply to oblige these ladies, or rather to disoblige them; he must be what it seemed good to him to be.

From East Angels by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

This made them laugh, and then they questioned me about Saint James, and the troops there, and the captain-general; and not to disoblige them, I told them all I knew, and much more. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

Erizo, unwilling to disoblige his Admiral, upon whose Favour his Advancement depended, told Gonzago, that he must find another time to talk with him.

From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague

Then I must leave your Realm, and bid Adieu, In spite of your fond Passion, or my own; For I can never disoblige my Father, Though by it I were sure to gain an Empire.

From Ponteach The Savages of America by Moses, Montrose Jonas

Mar. Do, that's a good Boy; and I won't disoblige him this two days.

From The Female Wits by Anonymous